"There is no way to sugar coat how pathetic the Browns offense was last season. Inept is not too strong a description. Less than 14 points per game. Only 20 combined passing and rushing TDs. There is no place to go but up for this group, and they will need immediate impact from this rookie class in order to pull it off. The front office focus the past few years has clearly been on the defense and team president Mike Holmgren inherited a roster that was full of recent draft busts on the offensive side of the ball.

Obviously, all of that changed in April, when the Browns took what they figure will be their feature back in Trent Richardson and their long-term starting quarterback in Brandon Weeden. Look for both to start from Day 1, barring injury, and Richardson will be on the field in all situations and will have the ball in his hands a ton. He's facing some of the best rushing defenses in the league, however, in this division, which won't help his learning curve much. Over 16 games he must be one of the more productive backs in the NFL if Cleveland is going to have any chance to compete. The offense will revolve around him, something longtime Browns fans will be familiar with when they think back to the glory days of the franchise."

"The greater concern and realization fans have to come to grips with is that no one trade will spring the Indians to the top of the standings. They are in desperate need of a right-handed bat that can hit in the middle of the order, but they also could use a starting pitcher and a left-handed relief pitcher. There is no one player who can solve all the Indians’ ills, regardless of availability or price.

If the Indians are to see the top line of the American League Central Division standings again this season, they need better production from Travis Hafner and Carlos Santana in the middle of the order. They need better output from Casey Kotchman, Jack Hannahan, Johnny Damon and Shelley Duncan. Pluck any hitter off the magic trade tree you’d like and stick them in the middle of the order tonight in Tampa, but if the Indians around them don’t play better, the offense will remain anemic."

"Tyler Zeller had a steller game at both ends of the floor with blocking shots, rebounding and both his inside and outside game.

I also took notice that Samuels slimmed down a bit which I think will benefit him this year. Thompson still struggles with his offensive game but seems to have a better feeling for where to be at for getting after rebounds. My biggest issue that I seen out of Tristan during the game was he has the ability, and this isn't a good thing, to find himself trapped with no where to go under the rim."

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